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About the size of a fingernail
Mixed everwood
Shot with an iPhone olloclip
Hey Peter! I really enjoyed your blog feature. :)
This is a billbug, Sphenophorus sp. It is a genus which consists of many similar species, except for the somewhat distinguishable S. australis, which can be seen here:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/139...
Notice how there are no defined black markings in your spotting, which suggests another species of the same genus. I'm thinking it could possibly be one of these:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/278605
Or
http://bugguide.net/node/view/278605